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Barcelona defender Sergi Roberto may leave the club this summer, according to the online publication Relevo.

According to the source, the club cannot guarantee him a place in the squad next season. "Barcelona does not yet know exactly how many players can be declared. It is reported that the team's priority is defenders Inigo Martinez and Alex Balde, midfielder Xavi and striker Vitor Roque. It is also believed that the decision to continue cooperation with Barcelona is up to Roberto himself.

Earlier, the media reported that the player would stay at the club only if Xavi continues his work, as the Spanish specialist highly appreciates the midfielder's playing qualities.

Inter centre-back Francesco Acherbi will miss Euro 2024.

The 35-year-old suffered a groin injury that will require several weeks of recovery, which is why he will not be able to return in time for the start of Euro 2024.

The official website of the Italian Football Federation reports that Juventus centre-back Federico Gatti will replace Acherbi in the national team's application.

This season, Acherbi was the main defender in Simone Inzaghi's team and played 38 matches for Inter in all competitions.

The Italian national team will gather for a training camp on Friday and play a friendly match against Turkey on 4 June. After that, they will also play a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Real Madrid striker Rodrigo Goes recalled the quarter-final stage of this year's Champions League draw, in which the cream of the crop beat Manchester City in a penalty shootout (4-4, 4-3 penalties).

"For me, Manchester City is the best team in the world that plays the best football. So I think that if the strongest opponent is eliminated, it will be easier from here," Rodrigo said, as quoted by AS with reference to GQ.

Real Madrid's Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin has revealed that he will not play for his team in the Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund this Saturday in London.

"I am very sad that I won't be able to prepare with the team for the most important game of the season and of my life....

Thank you very much for all your messages and words of support!", - wrote Lunin on his page in the social network Instagram.

We will remind, earlier it was reported that the goalkeeper has the flu, and for this reason he missed the last three training sessions of Real Madrid.

Bayern Munich's new head coach Vincent Kompany has identified players who are ready to give a new lease of life to the "record holder".

According to Fichajes, Manchester City defender John Stones, RB Leipzig midfielder Dani Olmo and Athletic winger Nico Williams are on the shortlist.

It is noted that Olmo is well known to Bayern Munich director Max Eberly, who worked with the Spaniard at RB Leipzig.

As previously reported, the Ukraine national team today in Herzogenaurach, Germany, began preparations for Euro 2024.

So far, the defender of English Everton Vitaliy Mykolenko is engaged separately from the team. During today's training session "blue-yellow" 25-year-old footballer was limited to running work.

We will remind, on Monday, 3 June, the national team of Ukraine will play the first control match in preparation for the European Championship - in Nuremberg against Germany.

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Napoli's owner Aurelio De Laurentiis is ready to provide the team's new head coach Antonio Conte with a record transfer budget.

According to Il Matino, the 54-year-old will receive €230 million for transfers. The publication also revealed some details of Conte's contract in Naples.

Firstly, the agreement contains a clause that allows the coach to unilaterally terminate the contract with the club at the end of each season. Conte will also have a decisive vote on the team's transfers, not only for incoming players but also for the sale of players.

Midfielder Georgy Sudakov has frankly told Inews.co.uk that he wants to leave Shakhtar Donetsk next summer.

- "There is no safe place in Ukraine today. Everyone is afraid. It's hard mentally. Every time my daughter hears sirens, she runs to hide under the covers. It is hard to come to terms with this. I have the opportunity to move my family out of Ukraine. A vivid example of how it is now is that our last game in Dnipro lasted five hours. There were four breaks for air raid sirens, and each time it was quite difficult to return. It's especially hard when I'm in Europe and I see a message from my wife about an attack at four in the morning and missiles overhead.

I just talked to her about it 30 minutes ago. My attitude is that I have achieved the maximum at Shakhtar, I have developed as much as possible as a player and I am ready to move forward. I hope to show what I can do at the Euros, and then my future can be decided. The English Premier League is my dream. It would be great to play there in one of the best clubs. I can't single out any of them as my priority," said the Donetsk man.

Lechia's Ukrainian midfielder Maksym Khlan answered the question: which tournament is stronger - the Polish Ekstraklasa or the Ukrainian championship.

- At the moment, the Ekstraklasa is stronger. For obvious reasons, Ukraine has not had a high level for a long time, but we have a huge potential to be one of the best in Europe, I am sure we will realise this potential over time," Maksym said in an interview withUV.

Benfica and Ukraine goalkeeper Anatolii Trubin wants to go to the Olympic Games with the Ukrainian national team.

- I haven't talked about the Olympics with the club yet, but I'm already asking the coach a little bit. Japan qualified for the Olympics and our goalkeeper is also playing there. I don't know what will happen. I hope we will be able to go to the Euros. This is the first time for Ukraine. Our team has reached this tournament, and we want to finish this story beautifully. I will do my best to get permission," Trubin was quoted as saying by vZbirna.

Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin has been included in the creamy side's squad for the Champions League final match against Borussia Dortmund.

In total, there are four goalkeepers in the application. In addition to the Ukrainian, there are Thibaut Courtois, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Fran Gonzalez. At the same time, Lunin did not fly with the team to London because of the flu and has already missed four days of training. He is working individually and plans to join his teammates tomorrow.

The Champions League final match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid will take place on Saturday, 1 June. The match starts at 22:00 Kyiv time.

Argentina winger Angel di Maria is close to moving to North America.

According to ESPN, the 36-year-old's next club will be Inter Miami, where he will join his friend and compatriot Lionel Messi.

However, due to financial constraints, Inter may find it difficult to sign Di Maria this summer. If they are unable to do so, the Argentine will continue his performances for Benfica and then move to the United States in the winter of 2025.

Di Maria has decided that Benfica will be his last European club. He will also retire from the Argentine national team after the 2024 Copa America.